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W. James Chan

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My reading life has run the gamut and I believe every genre has something to offer. If a book has an interesting premise and the first few pages show me the writer has the chops to pull it off, I'll read just about anything people throw my way.

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Average rating: 4.77 · 35 ratings · 29 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blackcloak: A Man of his Sword (The Bloody Tapestry of Kaefre Book 1) 4.73 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gildenhammer: The Beating of her Heart (The Bloody Tapestry of Kaefre Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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W. Chan rated a book really liked it Sins of the Forefathers (Law of Teeth #1) by M. D. Wiselln	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Inoffensive plot-driven werewolf novel that puts family first At its best, this book rebukes a lot of the unhealthy stereotypes about wolf pack structure. I found the modern family dynamics of Wiselln's focal characters refreshing and laduable. At its ...more
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W. Chan rated a book liked it Bloody Justice (Law of Teeth #2) by M.D. Wiselln (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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W. Chan rated a book liked it Wrathburn by Hayley Bernard-Ryan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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W. Chan liked Alec Stuart Ireson's review of Blackcloak: A Man of his Sword (The Bloody Tapestry of Kaefre Book 1): "For someone who currently has difficulty reading due to eyesight issues, the fact that I did not shelve this book unfinished speaks volumes about its brilliance and power to seduce. Along the way, I’ll admit I often found myself wrestling with the wo" Read more of this review »
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W. Chan rated a book liked it What Comes Before by Molly Macabre (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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W. Chan rated a book liked it Sunchaser (The Weatherworker Chronicles) by Emily Barlow (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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W. Chan rated a book liked it The Fall: The Molly Chapman Series by Lou Eade (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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W. Chan rated a book it was amazing Wastelands by Samira Lloyd (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Full disclosure and preamble: this book is by a fellow survivor/graduate of my creative writing degree (although Lloyd was a year or two earlier than I was), and I had every intention of at least buying a copy out of solidarity. I did not know if I'd ...more
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W. Chan rated a book really liked it The Way of the Wielder (The Way of the Wielder Series, #1) by Sarah J. Hoodlet (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dissonant anachronisms and repetitive dialogue tags aside, the need to know where this romantic fantasy was heading kept me going; the diverse cast, the familiar but well-explored magic system, an intriguing larger mythology, and a real bitch of an a ...more
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W. Chan rated a book really liked it THE PHANTASIES OF ARNOLD PRICE: A semi fictional satiric memoir of Keep-On-Trucking travels during the Sixties and Seventies by Cher Burges Bonilla (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Less a straightforward narrative and more of an off-kilter album through which one can flip, back and forth, “The Phantasies of Arnold Price” is great for curious readers who missed the wonder that was the Age of Aquarius, or those who just plain mis ...more
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